University of North Carolina Athletics
Carolina Rundown: November 14
November 14, 2014 | General
Football
A recruiting coup for Carolina, as Jalen Dalton signed and will enroll in January...Larry Fedora wants to see improvement in the kicking game...The UNC defense will try to limit James Conner...Here's what the Tar Heels will be wearing for homecoming:
@TarHeelFootball uniform for this weekend against @GoPittFootball #PittvsUNC #GoHeels pic.twitter.com/VJjdwDoYoy
— Jason Freeman (@UNCEquipment) November 13, 2014
Great look for the Kenan field tomorrow:
Shoutout to @Tar_Heels_Turf for the return of the Carolina blue end zones. #GoHeels #PittvsUNC pic.twitter.com/betzugJsK4
— Jason Freeman (@UNCEquipment) November 13, 2014
Basketball
Adam Lucas with an on-scene report from Thursday's practice...ESPN surveyed their entire roster of college hoops experts to get predictions from everyone on this season...Marcus Paige is on this list of the nation's 25 most intriguing players, and Kennedy Meeks also gets a mention...An in-depth look at the Tar Heel post players...This year's Tar Heels expect to have plenty of options on defense...Like this prediction from ESPN Gameday stats maven Jason McCallum:
1) Behind @marcuspaige5 and a VERY deep and well-balanced roster, @UNC_Basketball will cut down the nets in Indy. You heard it here first.
— Jason McCallum (@GameDayJMac) November 13, 2014
But how about this one?
3) While we're talking Tobacco Road... @UNC_Basketball and @Duke_MBB will finally play each other in the NCAA Tournament - in the Final Four
— Jason McCallum (@GameDayJMac) November 13, 2014
Olympic sports
A good first-person piece from Sylvia Hatchell...Volleyball swept NC State.
Today's games
Cross country is at the Southeast Regional in Louisville. Women's basketball hosts Howard at 4 p.m. Women's soccer hosts South Dakota State at 5 p.m. in NCAA Tournament action. Volleyball hosts Florida State at 7:30, and men's basketball hosts NC Central at 8 p.m. on ESPNU.
Tar Heels in the NFL
Da'Norris Searcy had three tackles in the Thursday night game...It looks like Eric Ebron will play this weekend...
Tar Heels in the NBA
A very in-depth examination of John Henson's post-up game...Vince Carter had 11 points and four rebounds...Brandan Wright had 14 points and five rebounds...Harrison Barnes had 12 points.
Long read
Yesterday it was Jay Bilas. Today, the long read is about another individual you'll be seeing a lot over the next five months: Dick Vitale. No matter what you think of him as an announcer, it's hard not to like his passion for his off-court activities.
